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GES AND ITS PARTNERS PROMOTE HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SPORTS

 

Qatar Basketball Federation. On Wednesday we were visited by Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) and Yaseen Musa, team captain of the World Championship 3-on-3 basketball team, to celebrate a new cooperation agreement. GES will be working with the Federation to build a basketball programme from Y3 up. QBF kindly sponsored the programme with the provision of some new basketball hoops so that our students can start to train and compete with suitable equipment. Hundreds of primary and secondary students attended the event, during which the baskets were delivered and the pupils received gifts of basketballs and T-shirts. We are very pleased to be working with Qatar Basketball Federation and establishing a 3-on-3 development programme at the school is one of our current priorities within competitive sport. Khaled Al Thani (Y11) said “I normally prefer football but seeing Yaseen today has inspired me to try 3-on-3”. Robert Taylor, National Teams Technical Advisor with QBF has been pivotal in facilitating this partnership and said “Qatar now has one of the top 3-on-3 basketball teams in the world and this should serve to inspire out young players. The programme at GES will offer children an option from 5-on-5 to 3-on-3 basketball and show them the routes to international performance”.  Yaseen Musa said “It’s great to see so many young people interested in basketball. It’s important to start young if you want to be successful”.  Over the coming months, QBF and GES will work together to create a programme that enables our pupils to develop skills and compete successfully.  They are certainly keen and that’s a good starting point.

Jordan National Basketball Team

March 24, 2012

 

Former Jordan NT & Orthodox head coach Robert Taylor expressed his interest in taking over the Qatari Basketball Federation youth program after the end of his contract in Jordan (The American Schools) after 3 months According to Al Sharq newspaper...Good Luck coach !

Basketball fever hits GES with visit from basketball legend Yaseen Musa and QBF 

 

Gulf English School Primary (GES) joined in the nation’s passion for basketball with a visit from towering basketball star Yaseen Musa, team captain of the World Championship 3-on-3 basketball team and Robert Taylor, National Teams Technical Advisor with Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF). GES will be working with QBF to build a basketball programme from Year 3 up, which the Federation has sponsored, providing new basketball hoops to enthuse students to start to train and compete with their new equipment.

Rebecca Cruickshank, GES Faculty Coordinator for PE, said: “We are very pleased to be working with Qatar Basketball Federation to establish a 3-on-3 basketball development program as one of the school’s current priorities is to encourage students to take part in competitive sport to keep fit and in good shape.” Hundreds of primary and secondary GES students attended the event, during which pupils showed their excitement after receiving gifts of basketballs and T-shirts during the QBF visit.

- See more at: http://www.qatarisbooming.com/article/basketball-fever-hits-ges-visit-basketball-legend-yaseen-musa-and-qbf#sthash.C41aR2Zt.dpuf